Lucas Banderob showcased last Friday night why Great Falls High coaches think so highly of his football talent.

“That was the best game he’s had so far as a varsity player,” Bison head coach Mark Samson said.

Banderob will look to carry that over to Friday night, when the Bison (1-5) travel to Kalispell to face the Glacier Wolfpack (1-4) and head coach Grady Bennett, who are led by halfback and Montana Grizzly commit Drew Turner.

“He played really good on offense,” Samson said. “He had some great catches and ended with over 100 years receiving and two touchdowns. You can’t ask for much more from him. He’s been consistent all year and it’s kind of what happens with quarterbacks. A kid starts making some plays and the quarterback starts looking for him. He had a real nice game for me. I was really happy for him.”

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The junior wideout secured nine catches for 118 yards and two scores and nearly broke a kick return open for a touchdown.

“And it wasn’t like he was catching a lot of easy passes, either,” Samson said. “A couple of the things he caught were seriously amazing.”

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A significant piece of the team’s offense last year before breaking his collarbone around the middle of the season, Banderob is known for his quickness and his ability to find holes in the defense in the short and intermediate routes. He is reliable and shifty and complements fellow receivers Blake Thelen and Kyle Torgerson well in the passing game.

Banderob, who also plays cornerback, scored on receptions of 11 and 14 yards, the latter coming with defenders taped to his side along the goal line. Quarterback Blake Thelen threw him a rocket that just cleared the outstretched arm of a defender cutting in from of Banderob, and the wide receiver jumped high into the air and snagged it with two hands before a Helena player knocked him to the ground with a heavy hit.

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“When Blake threw it, I thought, ‘Blake, what are you doing?’” Samson said. “And then he threw it and I said, ‘OK, Blake, good thought.’”

Thelen will be throwing to Banderob once again Friday night. The junior will start at quarterback, much like he did in the second half of last week’s 49-14 setback to Helena High, because Kevin Boes is out with a concussion, as is sophomore tailback Gabe Longin.

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“For as much as we’ve been struggling a little bit and we have been, I’m not going to lie to anybody,” Samson said. “We’ve kind of been struggling. But (Banderob) has done some really nice things for us. I’m happy for him. He’s a great kid to have around.”